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Encyclopedia > Olympic medalists in biathlon

Olympic biathlon competitions were first held at the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, when only one event, the individual race for men, was held. Women's events were not included until 1992. Prior to 1960, four men's military patrol demonstration events were held: 1924, 1928, 1936, and 1948. The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... (Redirected from 1960 Winter Olympic Games) The VIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1960 in Squaw Valley, USA. Alexander Cushing, the creator of the resort, campaigned vigorously to win the Games. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ...

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Men

See the List of IOC country codes for expansions of country abbreviations. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ...


Military Patrol (Discontinued)

This event, a precursor to the biathlon, appeared as demonstration event in 1924, 1928, 1936, and 1948. The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1924 Chamonix Switzerland (Adolf Aufdenblatten, Alphonse Julen, Antoine Julen, D. Vaucher) Finland (August Eskelinen, Heikki Hirvonen, Martti Lappalainen, Väinö Bremer) France (André Vandelle, Camille Mandrillon, G. Berthet, Maurice Mandrillon)
1928 St. Moritz Norway Finland Switzerland
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Italy (Enrico Silvestri, Luigi Perenni, Stefano Sertorelli, Sisto Sciligio)) Finland (Eino Kuvaja, Olli Remes, Kalle Arantola, Olli Huttunen) Sweden (Gunnar Wahlberg, Seth Olofsson, Johan Wiksten, John Westberg)
1948 St. Moritz Switzerland (Robert Zurbriggen, Hans Zurbriggen, Xavier Vouardoux, Adrian Andenmatten) Finland (E. I. Naapuri, V. I. Ylönen, M. A. Merilainen, T. I. Honkanan) Sweden (E. Hjukström, H. Borg, K. G. Ljungquist, O. F. Larssen)

At the I Winter Olympics, in Chamonix, France, in 1924, a military patrol competition was held. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Martti Lappalainen was a Finnish skier who won the 50km cross-country skiing event at Holmenkollen ski festival in 1928. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... At the II Winter Olympics, in St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... At the IV Winter Olympics, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1936, a military patrol competition was held. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... At the V Winter Olympics, in St. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ...

Individual (20 km)

This event was first held in 1960. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1960 Squaw Valley Klas Lestander (SWE) Antti Tyrväinen (FIN) Aleksandr Privalov (URS)
1964 Innsbruck Vladimir Melanin (URS) Aleksandr Privalov (URS) Olav Jordet (NOR)
1968 Grenoble Magnar Solberg (NOR) Aleksandr Tikhonov (URS) Vladimir Gundartsev (URS)
1972 Sapporo Magnar Solberg (NOR) Hansjörg Knauthe (GDR) Lars-Göran Arwidsson (SWE)
1976 Innsbruck Nikolay Kruglov Sr. (URS) Heikki Ikola (FIN) Aleksandr Yelizarov (URS)
1980 Lake Placid Anatoly Alyabyev (URS) Frank Ullrich (GDR) Eberhard Rösch (GDR)
1984 Sarajevo Peter Angerer (FRG) Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR) Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR)
1988 Calgary Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR) Valery Medvedtsev (URS) Johann Passler (ITA)
1992 Albertville Evgeniy Redkin (EUN) Mark Kirchner (GER) Mikael Löfgren (SWE)
1994 Lillehammer Sergei Tarasov (RUS) Frank Luck (GER) Sven Fischer (GER)
1998 Nagano Halvard Hanevold (NOR) Pieralberto Carrara (ITA) Alexei Aidarov (BLR)
2002 Salt Lake City Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) Frank Luck (GER) Viktor Maigourov (RUS)
2006 Turin Michael Greis (GER) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) Halvard Hanevold (NOR)

1960 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Mens events Categories: | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Motto: För Sverige i tiden1 (Swedish: For Sweden, with the times) Anthem: Du gamla, du fria (Thou ancient, thou free) Capital Stockholm Largest city Stockholm Official language(s) None Swedish de facto2 Government Constitutional monarchy • King • Prime Minister Carl XVI Gustaf Göran Persson Consolidation Prehistoric Accession to EU... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Motto: none Anthem: Maamme (Finnish) / VÃ¥rt land (Swedish) (Our Land in English) Capital Helsinki Largest city Helsinki Official language(s) Finnish, Swedish Government Parliamentary democracy2  - President Tarja Halonen  - Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen Independence From Bolshevist Russia   - Declared December 6, 1917   - Recognised January 3, 1918  Accession to EU January 1... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: nonsense If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... 1968 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Mens events ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Magnar Solberg (born February 4, 1937). ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Aleksandr Tikhonov (born January 2, 1947). ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... 1972 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Mens events Categories: | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Magnar Solberg (born February 4, 1937). ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... GDR redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Motto: För Sverige i tiden1 (Swedish: For Sweden, with the times) Anthem: Du gamla, du fria (Thou ancient, thou free) Capital Stockholm Largest city Stockholm Official language(s) None Swedish de facto2 Government Constitutional monarchy • King • Prime Minister Carl XVI Gustaf Göran Persson Consolidation Prehistoric Accession to EU... 1976 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon Results Mens events Categories: | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Motto: none Anthem: Maamme (Finnish) / VÃ¥rt land (Swedish) (Our Land in English) Capital Helsinki Largest city Helsinki Official language(s) Finnish, Swedish Government Parliamentary democracy2  - President Tarja Halonen  - Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen Independence From Bolshevist Russia   - Declared December 6, 1917   - Recognised January 3, 1918  Accession to EU January 1... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... 1980 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Mens events Categories: | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Anatoly Alyabyev (b. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Frank Ullrich (born 24 January 1958 in Trusetal) is a former German biathlete and current trainer of the German national team. ... GDR redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Eberhard Rösch (b April 9, 1954). ... GDR redirects here. ... The 1984 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results // Mens events 10 km 20 km 4 x 7. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Germany Categories: Public domain images ... Peter Angerer (b. ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Frank-Peter Roetsch (b April 19, 1964 in Güstrow). ... GDR redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Eirik Kvalfoss (born December 25, 1959) is a former biathlete from Voss, Norway. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... The 1988 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results: // Mens events 10 km sprint February 23, 1988 20 km sprint February 20, 1988 4 x 7. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Frank-Peter Roetsch (b April 19, 1964 in Güstrow). ... GDR redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Motto: none Anthem: Il Canto degli Italiani Capital Rome Largest city Rome Official language(s) Italian1 Government Republic  - President Giorgio Napolitano  - Prime minister Romano Prodi Formation    - Italian Unification 17 March 1861   - Birth of the Republic 2 June 1946  Accession to EU March 25, 1957; Founding Member Area    - Total 301,230... The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results The Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from host city Albertville. ... Image File history File links Olympic_rings. ... The Unified Team was the name used for the sports team of the former Soviet Union at both the Winter and Summer Olympic Games of 1992 (in Albertville and Barcelona, respectively). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Mark Kirchner (born June 4, 1970 in Neuhaus, Thuringia) is a former German biathlete. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Motto: För Sverige i tiden1 (Swedish: For Sweden, with the times) Anthem: Du gamla, du fria (Thou ancient, thou free) Capital Stockholm Largest city Stockholm Official language(s) None Swedish de facto2 Government Constitutional monarchy • King • Prime Minister Carl XVI Gustaf Göran Persson Consolidation Prehistoric Accession to EU... The 1994 Winter Olympics Biathlon results The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Sergei Tarasov (b February 15, 1965). ... Motto: none Anthem: Hymn of the Russian Federation Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) Russian, many others in component republics Government Semi-presidential federation  - President Vladimir Putin  - Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov Independence From the Soviet Union   - Declared June 12, 1990   - Finalized December 26, 1991  Area    - Total 17,075... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Frank Luck (b December 5, 1967 in Schmalkalden). ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sven Fischer was born April 16. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... 1998 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon Mens 10km Sprint Mens 20 km Mens 4 x 7. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Halvard Hanevold (born December, 3, 1969). ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Motto: none Anthem: Il Canto degli Italiani Capital Rome Largest city Rome Official language(s) Italian1 Government Republic  - President Giorgio Napolitano  - Prime minister Romano Prodi Formation    - Italian Unification 17 March 1861   - Birth of the Republic 2 June 1946  Accession to EU March 25, 1957; Founding Member Area    - Total 301,230... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Motto: none Anthem: Belarusian: Мы, беларусы (Transliteration: My, Belarusy) (Translation: We Belarusians) Capital Minsk Largest city Minsk Official language(s) Belarusian, Russian Government Republic  - President Alexander Lukashenko  - Prime Minister Sergey Sidorsky Independence From the Soviet Union   - Declared July 27, 1990   - Established August 25, 1991  Area    - Total 207,600 km² (93rd)   80,155... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon 10 km Sprint Men: Without any misses with the shooting, Bjørndalen wins his second gold of the Games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 27 January 1974; height: 510 (179 cm); weight: 10 st 3 lb (143 lb) (64 kg) from Simostranda in Modum, southeastern Norway) is a career biathlete. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Frank Luck (b December 5, 1967 in Schmalkalden). ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Viktor Maigourov (b February 7, 1969 in Yekaterinburg). ... Motto: none Anthem: Hymn of the Russian Federation Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) Russian, many others in component republics Government Semi-presidential federation  - President Vladimir Putin  - Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov Independence From the Soviet Union   - Declared June 12, 1990   - Finalized December 26, 1991  Area    - Total 17,075... Turin 2006 Jeremy Teela kneeling Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics included ten biathlon events. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Greis (b. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 27 January 1974; height: 510 (179 cm); weight: 10 st 3 lb (143 lb) (64 kg) from Simostranda in Modum, southeastern Norway) is a career biathlete. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Halvard Hanevold (born December, 3, 1969). ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution...

Sprint (10 km)

This event was first held in 1980. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1980 Lake Placid Frank Ullrich (GDR) Vladimir Alikin (URS) Anatoliy Alyabyev (URS)
1984 Sarajevo Eirik Kvalfoss (NOR) Peter Angerer (FRG) Matthias Jacob (GDR)
1988 Calgary Frank-Peter Roetsch (GDR) Valeriy Medvedtsev (URS) Sergei Tchepikov (URS)
1992 Lake Placid Mark Kirchner (GER) Ricco Groß (GER) Harri Eloranta (FIN)
1994 Lillehammer Sergei Tchepikov (RUS) Ricco Groß (GER) Sergei Tarasov (RUS)
1998 Nagano Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) Frode Andresen (NOR) Ville Räikkönen (FIN)
2002 Salt Lake City Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) Sven Fischer (GER) Wolfgang Perner (AUT)
2006 Turin Sven Fischer (GER) Halvard Hanevold (NOR) Frode Andresen (NOR)

1980 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Mens events Categories: | ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Frank Ullrich (born 24 January 1958 in Trusetal) is a former German biathlete and current trainer of the German national team. ... GDR redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... The 1984 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results // Mens events 10 km 20 km 4 x 7. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Eirik Kvalfoss (born December 25, 1959) is a former biathlete from Voss, Norway. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of Germany Categories: Public domain images ... Peter Angerer (b. ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... GDR redirects here. ... The 1988 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results: // Mens events 10 km sprint February 23, 1988 20 km sprint February 20, 1988 4 x 7. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_East_Germany. ... Frank-Peter Roetsch (b April 19, 1964 in Güstrow). ... GDR redirects here. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov (Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Че́пиков) (born January 30, 1967), is a Russian biathlete, who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results The Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from host city Albertville. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Mark Kirchner (born June 4, 1970 in Neuhaus, Thuringia) is a former German biathlete. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Ricco Groß (born August 22, 1970 in Schlema) is a German biathlon athlete who has won several international competitions. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Motto: none Anthem: Maamme (Finnish) / VÃ¥rt land (Swedish) (Our Land in English) Capital Helsinki Largest city Helsinki Official language(s) Finnish, Swedish Government Parliamentary democracy2  - President Tarja Halonen  - Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen Independence From Bolshevist Russia   - Declared December 6, 1917   - Recognised January 3, 1918  Accession to EU January 1... The 1994 Winter Olympics Biathlon results The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Sergei Vladimirovich Tchepikov (Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Че́пиков) (born January 30, 1967), is a Russian biathlete, who competed in the biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. ... Motto: none Anthem: Hymn of the Russian Federation Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) Russian, many others in component republics Government Semi-presidential federation  - President Vladimir Putin  - Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov Independence From the Soviet Union   - Declared June 12, 1990   - Finalized December 26, 1991  Area    - Total 17,075... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Ricco Groß (born August 22, 1970 in Schlema) is a German biathlon athlete who has won several international competitions. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Sergei Tarasov (b February 15, 1965). ... Motto: none Anthem: Hymn of the Russian Federation Capital Moscow Largest city Moscow Official language(s) Russian, many others in component republics Government Semi-presidential federation  - President Vladimir Putin  - Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov Independence From the Soviet Union   - Declared June 12, 1990   - Finalized December 26, 1991  Area    - Total 17,075... 1998 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon Mens 10km Sprint Mens 20 km Mens 4 x 7. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 27 January 1974; height: 510 (179 cm); weight: 10 st 3 lb (143 lb) (64 kg) from Simostranda in Modum, southeastern Norway) is a career biathlete. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete born in Hønefoss on 9 September 1973. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finland. ... Motto: none Anthem: Maamme (Finnish) / VÃ¥rt land (Swedish) (Our Land in English) Capital Helsinki Largest city Helsinki Official language(s) Finnish, Swedish Government Parliamentary democracy2  - President Tarja Halonen  - Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen Independence From Bolshevist Russia   - Declared December 6, 1917   - Recognised January 3, 1918  Accession to EU January 1... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon 10 km Sprint Men: Without any misses with the shooting, Bjørndalen wins his second gold of the Games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 27 January 1974; height: 510 (179 cm); weight: 10 st 3 lb (143 lb) (64 kg) from Simostranda in Modum, southeastern Norway) is a career biathlete. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sven Fischer was born April 16. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Motto: none Anthem: Land der Berge, Land am Strome (Land of Mountains, Land on the River) Capital Vienna Largest city Vienna Official language(s) German (official) Slovenian (reg. ... Turin 2006 Jeremy Teela kneeling Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics included ten biathlon events. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sven Fischer was born April 16. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Halvard Hanevold (born December, 3, 1969). ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Frode Andresen is a Norwegian biathlete born in Hønefoss on 9 September 1973. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution...

Pursuit (12.5 km)

This event was first held in 2002. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) Raphaël Poirée (FRA) Ricco Groß (GER)
2006 Turin Vincent Defrasne (FRA) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) Sven Fischer (GER)

2002 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon 10 km Sprint Men: Without any misses with the shooting, Bjørndalen wins his second gold of the Games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 27 January 1974; height: 510 (179 cm); weight: 10 st 3 lb (143 lb) (64 kg) from Simostranda in Modum, southeastern Norway) is a career biathlete. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Raphaël Poirée (born August 9 in Rives, 1974) is a French biathlete. ... Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité (English: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) Anthem: La Marseillaise Capital Paris 48°51′ N 2°20′ E Largest city Paris Official language French1 Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Prime Minister Unitary republic Jacques Chirac Dominique de Villepin Formation 843 (Treaty of Verdun) (5th Republic: 1958) Accession to the EU March 25... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Ricco Groß (born August 22, 1970 in Schlema) is a German biathlon athlete who has won several international competitions. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Turin 2006 Jeremy Teela kneeling Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics included ten biathlon events. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Vincent Defrasne (born 9 March 1977) is a French biathlete. ... Motto: Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité (English: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity) Anthem: La Marseillaise Capital Paris 48°51′ N 2°20′ E Largest city Paris Official language French1 Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Prime Minister Unitary republic Jacques Chirac Dominique de Villepin Formation 843 (Treaty of Verdun) (5th Republic: 1958) Accession to the EU March 25... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 27 January 1974; height: 510 (179 cm); weight: 10 st 3 lb (143 lb) (64 kg) from Simostranda in Modum, southeastern Norway) is a career biathlete. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Sven Fischer was born April 16. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice...

Mass start (15 km)

This event was first held in 2006. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2006 Turin Michael Greis (GER) Tomasz Sikora (POL) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR)

Turin 2006 Jeremy Teela kneeling Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics included ten biathlon events. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Michael Greis (b. ... Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit (German: Unity and Justice and Freedom”) Anthem: The third stanza of Das Lied der Deutschen also called Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Capital Berlin Largest city Berlin Official language(s) German 1 Government Federal Republic  - President Horst Köhler  - Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU)  - Vice... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Tomasz Sikora (born September 21, 1973, Wodzisław Śląski, Poland) is a Polish biathlete. ... Motto: Unofficial mottos of Poland Anthem: Polish: Mazurek DÄ…browskiego (Translation: DÄ…browskis Mazurka) Capital Warsaw Largest city Warsaw Official language(s) Polish[1] Government Republic  - President Lech KaczyÅ„ski  - Prime minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz Independence    - Christianisation Date[2] 966   - Declared 10th century   - Redeclared November 11, 1918  Accession to EU... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Ole Einar Bjørndalen (born 27 January 1974; height: 510 (179 cm); weight: 10 st 3 lb (143 lb) (64 kg) from Simostranda in Modum, southeastern Norway) is a career biathlete. ... Motto: Royal Motto: Alt for Norge (All for Norway) 1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller (United and Loyal until the Dovre Mountains fall) Anthem: Ja, vi elsker Capital Oslo Largest city Oslo Official language(s) Norwegian¹ Government Constitutional monarchy  - King Harald V  - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg Constitution...

Relay (4×7.5 km)

This event was first held in 1968. It was the 4 x 10km Relay from 1968 to 1976 before going to its current format in 1980. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1968 Grenoble Soviet Union USSR
Aleksandr Tikhonov
Nikolai Pusanov
Victor Mamatov
Vladimir Gundartsev		 Flag of Norway Norway
Ola Wærhaug
Olav Jordet
Magnar Solberg
Jon Istad		 Flag of Sweden Sweden
Lars-Göran Arwidsson
Tore Eriksson
Olle Petrusson
Holmfrid Olsson
1972 Sapporo Soviet Union USSR